Teiz Motorsports One Piece Riding Suits - Official Thread

I dont think the lombard came with factory waterproofing.
so once i use the atsko (orange cap), i shouldn't use something like nikwax later on??

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Nikwax is a wax based DWR. I haven't read anything specific on the mixing of wax with the others.

Most, if not all nylon/polyester technical fabrics are coated with a DWR from the mill they are produced from. If the lombard beaded water at all when it arrived, then it had a coating.

What happens when you coat a fluorocarbon dwr with silicone is that some sticks, but is otherwise repelled by the fluorocarbon. So it is water-repellent for a very short time. However, if you try to coat it with a fluorocarbon based DWR again, the residual silicone will repel that!

What a thread.:eek1 ...... Great posts and replies and customer service .............For the guys who have had the Lombard.....Anyone DISLIKE the fact that the zips run up instead of down?......

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Thanks for the support and the order.
There are multiple opinions on the zip direction. we feel this works well because its one motion of going down and coming up. you will be able to form an opinion soon :)

Thanks for the support and the order.
There are multiple opinions on the zip direction. we feel this works well because its one motion of going down and coming up. you will be able to form an opinion soon :)

Nikwax is a wax based DWR. I haven't read anything specific on the mixing of wax with the others.

Most, if not all nylon/polyester technical fabrics are coated with a DWR from the mill they are produced from. If the lombard beaded water at all when it arrived, then it had a coating.

What happens when you coat a fluorocarbon dwr with silicone is that some sticks, but is otherwise repelled by the fluorocarbon. So it is water-repellent for a very short time. However, if you try to coat it with a fluorocarbon based DWR again, the residual silicone will repel that!

the siclicone sprays work well but i think some customers have also commented about having success with nikwax

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For several years, I have washed my motorcycle textile gear using Nikwax products from REI. When my Lombard needs cleaning, I will use Nikwax on it as well.

I clean the gear first using a mild liquid detergent and then use the Nikwax TX Direct Wash In Waterproofer. I have used Granger's combined product: one step wash and waterproofer and did not have as good results as the Nikwax products.